Festival & Outdoor Events Show

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FESTIVAL & OUTDOOR EVENTS SHOW

A complimentary event safety and security conference has been announced to take place at the Festival and Outdoor Events Show, 26 & 27 September 2018, Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.

Just announced for this year’s Festival & Outdoor Events Show (Festout) is the SaFest Training Zone. Bringing high-level training to the show and providing a rare opportunity for visitors to attend a 2-day complimentary conference focussed on event safety and security. Storm 4 Events is curating these 10 sessions exclusively for Festout, in association with the United Kingdom Crowd Management Association (UKCMA).

Visitors will gain tangible best practice advice within case study and theory teachings, all provided by leading industry academics and professionals.

SaFest seeks to establish sector competence and take the event safety agenda forward. Steve Blake, Founding Director of Storm 4 Events, commented: “The rate of incidents with event and crowd safety, the raised terrorism threat, the training deficit and the staffing insufficiency within the industry are all factors that are both reasonable and foreseeable to mitigate against when planning for today’s events environment.”

Session highlights include, Counter Terrorism Risk Management for

Events (Garry Jones, Storm 4 Events), Event Law, Legislation and Brexit (Eddy Grant, University of Derby), The Event Safety Landscape (Eric Stuart, Gentian Events), as well as Crowd Safety Training (Roy Wise, Square Metre), plus others.

Festout’s Event Director, Duncan Siegle, commented on SaFest: “When talking to the events industry, one area that continues to be flagged is the lack of accessible training and just how important it is, particularly in an age where rules and regulations are growing alongside heightened concerns for safety and security. With so many new outdoor events in the market each year, it is essential that organisers are up to date in these areas and a visit to Festout will give them access to these essential sessions they can really learn and develop from.”

Conference sessions don’t require booking in advance - visitors can just turn up on the day to as many, or as few sessions as they desire. Further details can be found on the website below. TPi www.festivalandoutdoorshow.co.uk

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